Yes he did. I'm surprised he did it but Shawn Perine told me how Vince Basile was banned from IronAge. Also told me that the only reason he got his Green Stars over there was because he cried and whined about it...

Ironage is gone but some portions remain. Here's him being a crybaby but I'll give Basile an opportunity to explain his side...

"Could someone explain how the coloured stars work here? I take it moderators have green stars, administrators have red stars, and it appears that some Ironage champions have green stars. Who decides who gets champion stars and what is the criterion? Just curious.

I hope politics isn't playing a role here like it does on Getbig."

"No, but I am feeling there is a conspiracy to not give me any credit. That happens on Getbig and perhaps here. I noticed that my mate Les Spendlove was invited to post on the experts forum. I have written articles for Ironman and have posted my theories about hypertrophy but haven't been invited to share them here. Sometimes little slights can mean a lot. I am not the only one overlooked. Jon Meade is another who deserves more credit and recognition."

"Whoopee! Green stars. Nice Christmas present. It is early Christmas here in Sydney.

Ah, the truly stupid Vince G comes up with more lies and bullshit. Three of us were banned from IronAge forum for no reason.

Somehow that silly impersonation story was mentioned by someone. All fabricated nonsense. I never impersonated anyone on line. I despise people who do that.

I have never used or been a gimmick. Period. The woman there was Lydia Tack (Salazar) who was one of Zabo's wives. They had a daughter, Candice, together.

I wrote a story about how she upstaged Arnold at Santa Monica Beach back in October 1968. After Zabo died she found that story and contacted me saying it was her.

We became friends and have talked on the phone several times. I invited her to post about Zabo on Ironage. She did join the site and a thread about Zabo and her

was the best thread ever on that forum. Lydia posted many photos of those days and told us things we never knew about so many people. How anyone could say

I impersonated her is a mystery. It was her. She is on Facebook. Contact her and find out.

Bullshit, you may have spoken to Zabo's wife but you created an Ironage account with her name and posted material that she never said. Shawn was able to pinpoint your IP address to catch you in the act and after contacting Lydia directly, it was pretty clear that you fabricated the information including her accusing another Ironage member of rape.

Bullshit, you may have spoken to Zabo's wife but you created an Ironage account with her name and posted material that she never said. Shawn was able to pinpoint your IP address to catch you in the act and after contacting Lydia directly, it was pretty clear that you fabricated the information including her accusing another Ironage member of rape.

You're a piece of shit, Basile.

Goodrum, prove what you claim. You are a despicable asshole of monumental proportions. You lie and bullshit all day long.

I rather doubt you talked to Shawn Perine. He wasn't a moderator on Ironage when I was banned.

Contact Lydia and see for yourself. You both have Facebook accounts. Should be easy to do.

Bullshit, you may have spoken to Zabo's wife but you created an Ironage account with her name and posted material that she never said. Shawn was able to pinpoint your IP address to catch you in the act and after contacting Lydia directly, it was pretty clear that you fabricated the information including her accusing another Ironage member of rape.

Gotta admire Goodrum. Instead of coming here and saying he changed his mind about buying a Jaguar he starts a hate campaign against me. He fabricates all manner of bullshit and expects readers to accept his crap.

Guys like Goodrum are dangerous because they will do anything to discredit others. No wonder Derek Anthony spat in his face when they met.

I was a member of IronAge for quite a while before it got the virus. I left the forum circa 2010 or maybe a bit later and I think it was still going by the time I left.

Anyway, I can confirm that Lydia Tack (Zabo's ex wife) was assumed by basically everyone on the forum to be her. It was never assumed to be a gimmick, at least in the time when I was there. There have been gimmicks there in the past like Clayton, who were found out to be gimmicks with falsified stories and banned. As far as I'm aware, it was the real Lydia posting. She had an incredible amount of rare photos of her, Zabo, Arnold, Franco and the whole muscle gang from the 60s, 70s and onwards. If it was a gimmick, it would be given the Oscar for best gimmick.

Remember, basically everyone on the forum enjoyed Lydia's posts and didn't think she was a gimmick. So, I can vouch for Vince B in this case as I was a member when all of it was happening.

If someone can provide Shawn's exact reason for Vince B being banned, then do so. Because until you prove Lydia was a gimmick of Vince's, I don't think you can say it was. It's only speculation and bad speculation at that.

If Vince B was banned for anything, it was probably for the negative (whether true or not) comments about Arnold. As he's posted here, Vince B has accused Arnold of something pretty serious. I don't know why he was banned but if I was to hazard a guess, it would be because of those comments. As I said, I left IronAge before it closed for good, so I don't know exactly what went on after I left, just when I was there.

Various members were banned for comments about Arnold or negative things about the muscle game. So, that's most likely why Vince B was banned.

Thanks Great Oak. Your recollections are accurate. I invited Lydia to post there. She posted photos no one online had seen before. She even had an album up on Facebook dedicated to Zabo and those days. She told me Zabo wouldn't let her train at Golds. He didn't believe women should lift weights. So she had to go elsewhere. Smart gal. No way any guy would want his gal or wife training among all the males at Golds in those days.

Yes, I did post a story about Arnold coming to my gym in 1974 for a seminar. Later he came to our apartment in Manly for a get-together and dinner. It seems that there are some who don't want this story appearing on the internet so they try to discredit me. We all know that Ironage is no more. Some story about a virus. Well, surely that shouldn't take the site down forever. So we have to look at who might have wanted the site to disappear. Who had some influence over Shawn Perine that might have encouraged him to nuke the site? I really have no idea but there can't be that many rich guys in the Iron Game.

Thanks Great Oak. Your recollections are accurate. I invited Lydia to post there. She posted photos no one online had seen before. She even had an album up on Facebook dedicated to Zabo and those days. She told me Zabo wouldn't let her train at Golds. He didn't believe women should lift weights. So she had to go elsewhere. Smart gal. No way any guy would want his gal or wife training among all the males at Golds in those days.

Yes, I did post a story about Arnold coming to my gym in 1974 for a seminar. Later he came to our apartment in Manly for a get-together and dinner. It seems that there are some who don't want this story appearing on the internet so they try to discredit me. We all know that Ironage is no more. Some story about a virus. Well, surely that shouldn't take the site down forever. So we have to look at who might have wanted the site to disappear. Who had some influence over Shawn Perine that might have encouraged him to nuke the site? I really have no idea but there can't be that many rich guys in the Iron Game.

As if it's an unbiased observer no wonder Queer boy Vince isn't happy More so with you posting it..........

Fair is fair, that unbiased review had nothing to do with Basile. Not even sure they were feuding at the time. Can't remember.

And for the record, I believe Vince about that bullshit ironage story. I'm sure someone can contact the lassie and confirm this.

Also, VB - I do not remember this instance of gb being hit with a virus (unlikely to be a virus, per se - perhaps some malicious code - but I'll not quibble too much on terminology) and I have posts from back in 2004 so if it did happen (which I do not recall). During 2003, Ron finally turned the guest feature off and did clean the board (think he switched to SMF, then). I don't have any posts from 2003 left, and in fact very few from 2004, but then the biggest "virus" of this board is Ron. Ron cleans house, a lot.